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Download festival 2013 in pictures

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By Total Guitar ( Total Guitar ) published 17 June 2013

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Download Festival 2013

Download Festival 2013

Total Guitar spent the weekend at Donington Park for this year’s Download Festival, hanging out with the best guitar players on the bill and managing to avoid the intermittent rain.

Here are our highlights of the weekend featuring shots from backstage and the main arena.

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The Download Dog

The Download Dog

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Korn

Korn

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Slipknot

Slipknot

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Slipknot

Slipknot

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Slipknot

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Slipknot

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Slipknot

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Black Star Riders

Black Star Riders

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Black Star Riders

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Black Star Riders

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Kvelertak

Kvelertak

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Katatonia

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Jimmy Eat World

Jimmy Eat World

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Jimmy Eat World

Jimmy Eat World

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Jimmy Eat World

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Queens Of The Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age

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Queens Of The Stone Age

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Queens Of The Stone Age

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Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden

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Iron Maiden

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Iron Maiden

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Stone Sour

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Stone Sour

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Stone Sour

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The Gaslight Anthem

The Gaslight Anthem

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